Top Five Friday: Five Photos (Plus Ten Facts!) About the Ocelot

5.Ocelots are nocturnal creatures that rely on their acute eyesight and sharp hearing to pinpoint their prey at night. They spend their days sleeping in trees. 6. Ocelots are found in Arizona, Texas and every country south of the United States, except Chile. It is believed the ocelot might be extinct in Uruguay.

5. Ocelots are nocturnal creatures that rely on their acute eyesight and sharp hearing to pinpoint their prey at night. They spend their days sleeping in trees.

6. The Moche people of ancient Peru worshipped animals and often depicted the ocelot in their art.

Ocelot in Snow - SIA-El Aribabi 2008

7. There are currently ten recognized subspecies of ocelot in the world.

8. While the ocelot as a whole is not recognized as endangered, some of the subspecies are, in fact, endangered.

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